Starting off by saying sorry—probably the little fellow did not even know what he had done wrong!
Yu Ci could only shake his head. He reached out and pressed a hand on Little Five's head. Little Five was still the considerate one—he could press when he wanted, rub when he wanted. His mood improved considerably for a time, and his thoughts grew ever clearer.
Thus, he leapt free of his unresolved doubts and found a question he had previously overlooked:
According to Ye Chi, she had come to Donghua Mountain under someone's guidance, having been told that this place was "within the Outer Domain, yet distinct from the Outer Domain." Looking at it now, those words had indeed been remarkably precise. But when Ye Chi received that guidance—before she had even come to Donghua Mountain—who could have declared the current situation with a single sentence?
There were two possibilities. One was some divine, monstrous being; the other...
Madame Yellow Springs!
Yu Ci clenched and unclenched his fist, and the clouds and mist of doubt in his heart peeled away layer by layer.
Only Madame Yellow Springs, who had arranged—or at least participated in arranging—all this, could have made such precise calculations. Other than her, Yu Ci could think of no one.
But then again, Madame Yellow Springs was one of the foremost figures in this world. Would she truly have nothing better to do than calculate a breakthrough opportunity for a young disciple of Half-Mountain Island?
There was clearly an imbalance here. If this were to make any sense, there was only one possibility...
Do I look that much like a fool?
Yu Ci looked at his moisture-dampened fingertips. After a long while, even Little Five, who had been enjoying himself all along, felt his head being pressed heavy before